Colorado vs Washington Odds, Pick
| Colorado Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-3.5 -105 | 156.5 -105o / -115u | -160 |
| Washington Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+3.5 -115 | 156.5 -105o / -115u | +135 |
Let's head to Seattle, Washington for an exciting Pac-12 battle between the Colorado Buffaloes and Washington Huskies. The Huskies enter the contest as one-point home favorites.
Colorado Buffaloes
Losing conference road games has been Colorado's Achilles heel. The Buffaloes have lost all three conference road contests, falling short against questionable teams like Arizona State and California. Otherwise, Colorado is 14-5 overall and needs wins to strengthen its NCAA Tournament resume.
Colorado's upside is scary high when things are going right. The Buffaloes' top-three of star guard KJ Simpson, versatile forward Tristan da Silva and likely top-five draft pick Cody Williams create a dangerous squad.
Simpson is contending for conference player of the year by averaging 19 points, five rebounds and four assists per game while shooting 51% from the field and 47% from 3. He's the best player on the court in this contest, and da Silva's size and strength could neutralize Keion Brooks for Washington.
Some of the Colorado struggles stem from playing without da Silva and Williams for several games. Both players missed the Arizona State game, so that result is likely different with two all-world defenders in the mix. Colorado is trending in an awesome direction heading into February as it has won three straight games and is healthier.
Colorado's offense is scary good. It ranks 29th in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency and shoots an efficient 50% from the floor and 39% from deep. That's a perfect combination to dominate this mediocre Huskies defense.
Washington Huskies
The Washington Huskies enter the game at 3-5 in conference play, with all three wins coming against teams ranked outside the KenPom top 100. Washington has played just three conference home games so far and won two of the three.
Washington relies heavily on a pair of former Kentucky players — Brooks and Sahvir Wheeler. Brooks is putting together an awesome year by averaging over 20 points and eight rebounds while shooting 48% from the floor and 39% from 3. He'll have a difficult matchup against the versatile da Silva. Wheeler is averaging 16 points and five assists per game but struggles as a shooter and with turnovers.
Washington plays quickly on offense and ranks 59th in Adjusted Tempo. Part of the tempo comes from having two speedy guards in Wheeler and Koren Johnson. However I'm not sure Washington wants a track meet against Colorado, who isn't scared of marathons.
Defense is Washington's biggest issue. The Huskies rank 90th in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency, according to KenPom. Mike Hopkins essentially scrapped the zone defense he learned from Jim Boeheim and now relies on man-to-man defense. However, Washington just doesn't have a ton of good defenders. The Huskies surrendered 90 points against Stanford a few days ago in a 10-point road loss.
Colorado vs. Washington
Betting Pick & Prediction
I think Colorado is better on paper and should have a successful time taking down Washington and ending the road woes. The Huskies have some very inconsistent tendencies, so I'll roll with the dominant offense against the tough defense.
Colorado is finally at full strength, and that should be enough to win a conference road game.
Both teams post just above even numbers ATS, covering 52% of the time. There's no clear edge from an ATS perspective.
